Popgun



E. S. ROE

Nov. 3, 1931.

POPGUN Filed Nov. 50, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS A s cial'scale. I is r h qobject, of this invention is to V Patented Nov. 3, 1931 muss s.. nonpr'rLYMou'r i,

COMPANY, QFILYMOUTH, MICHIGAN, CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN roreun Application filed November 30, 1928. Serial No. 322,791.

, This invention relates'to pop guns and has as an: object to providea pop gun which will bev simple in construction, whereby the same maybe economically produced on a commer:

. provide a'pop-gun having a-member adapted tolb'e flexed out of itsnormal position duringlthecocking of-the gunand'adapted to flex 7 6 back to its normal "positlontafter the gun 1s cocked position. f Other i objects" "and invention will become cocked for holding the parts of the gun in advantages of this more apparent as the 5' following description proceeds, particularly when reference is had to the accompanying drawings, whereln Figure 1 isan elevational view ofa n constructed in accordance with the teachings of this invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional vv'iewthrough the gun shownin Figure -1,there being a dotted line-showingfofthe gun in'partly cocked position, i i5 -.:Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of'the' gun in full cocked position, I Figure 4 is a vertical sectional viewtaken substantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure' 1,

'36 Figure 5 is a fragmentary 'horizontal sec- 'tional view taken substantially on the line' 55 ofFigure-l. c

y Referring now particularly'to the drawingsowhere in like reference characters desig- 35' nateficorresponding parts throughout all views, it will be noted that in Figure 1. there is illustrated anair-gun consisting of a barrel and a stock 11 pivotally'connected to the barrel by the ears l2,fwhich project rear- '-40 wardly from the plates 13 secured to the barrel 10 as tit-14: The plates '13, together form atrigger housing and the barrel 10 is slotted as at 15 to communicate with this'housing. I Arranged within thebarrel 10 is a plunger 16 normally urged to the position'shown in MICHIGAN, FASSIGNOR T0 KING MANUFACTURING full lines in Figure 2 of the drawings by the spring 17, which engages at its forward end the rear face of the plunger 16. To form an abutment for the rear end ofthe spring 17,'the barrel may be provided withthe struck outportions 18, these portions being bent inwardly of'thebarrel as clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. :Animportant feature of the invention is the provision of a resilient member adapted.

during the cocking or compressing 0f;the

spring 17 to be flexed out of its normal-posi- 'tion and adapted when the spring is fully cocked to return to its normal unflexed positionfor holding the spring in cocked position.

Accordingly as illustrated in Figure 2 of the,

drawings, there is provided a resilient rod or member120'secured to the plunger 16, and adapted during cocking or compressing of the spring to be -moved rearwardly of the barrel 10. This rod is flexed during c'oc k-. ing ofthe spring by engagement of its depending end 21 with the inclined upper face 22 of a flange 23 formed in the trigger housing. -As illustrated in Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings, the flange 23 may preferably be formed by striking out a portion of one, of the plates 13 and by bending this struckout portion inwardly so that the same lies entirely within the trigger housing. l d I As the rod moves rearwardly, the end of the rod is flexed upwardly as clearly shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 of thedrawings until. the end 21passes beyond the flange 23, whereupon the rod returns to its normal unfle-x ed position asshown in Figure 3 of the drawings in which position the end 21 of the rod is hooked over the rear edge 24 of the flange. In this position, the spring is held in cocked position by the/hooked engagement of the end 21 of the rod with the 25 adjacent the end of therod, this offset portion engaging the inner periphery of the barrel as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. Engagement of the offset portion '25 with the inner periphery of the barrel 10 urges the-end'21 of the rod downwardly through the slot and into engagement with the flange 23. i g

For releasing the hooked engagement of v the end ofthe rod with the flange 23, there is provided a trigger 26 which may be formed of a metal stamping and which may be pivotallyhung between the plates 13 as on the g pivot pin 27. The trigger 26 has the finger j engaging portion 28 and the projection 29 clrawings.

- the un are in cocked position the normal position at all times. I enna v ement. however; of the end 21 withthe} flange 23. the trig er 26 may be swung about its ivot. whereupon the proiection'29 I having its one end pivotallv mounted in an s and is adapted to hang bygravitv in'the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the will be noted that even when the parts of osit on ofthe trigger is not changed and that :the same hangsbv gravity in the same To release the hooked enga es the end ot' the rod to flex the same 'n'nwardlv out of engagement. with the spring 17 there mav be provided aloop 30 o enin '31 in the stock 11 and having-its .othe end in'hnoked enga ement with the h o ed end 21 of the rod. 'Thns asthje sto k 11 is swung about its pivotal engagement w th the'ears 12. theloon 30 is drawnrearwardlvto correspondinglv move the rod'20 .re rwardlv. The stockflll .mav be normallv held n iuxtanositionto the barrel 10"bv the prov sion of an offsetpo'rtion 32 on'theloop 3Q this. offset portion being engageable in I anonening 33 fo med in the barrel 1O adjace the rear end thereof. 4

-Fromthe above itis believedthat the struc ure and operation of the gun will be clearlv a parent. In use. the gun is cockedbvbreaking the' {same about the pivotal'enadement be ween the stock 11 and ears, 12. This causes the 1000-30 to draw the rod 20 rearwardlv and dnrin'g the travel of the rod 20, the end 21 ,thereof'rides up'over the flange 23 as-s wn in tted lines n'l ligure- 2 of the drawings. 7 This causes a flexing of the end of the rod 20 sothat as soon asthe end 21 passes. bevond the flange 23, it snaps downwardly to the'position shown inFigure 30f the drawings or in hooked engagement with the edge 2401? the flange 23. Move-' 7 the end of'the rod 20 to move the same out of Uri) ment of the trigger about its-pivot, flexes engagement with the edge 24, whereupon the plunger isreturned to the position shown in Fi ure 1 ofthe drawings by .thespring 17. While the invention has been described Bv reference to these figures,-it

For retract'ingthe rod 20 to icock' the' with considerable detail, it is to be-clearly understood that the descriptionis for the purposes of illustration only. The right is therefore-reserved to make'such changes 'in the details ofconstruction and arrangement otparts as will fall within the purview of the attached claims.

What I claim as my invention is: V 1. In an air gun, abarrel, a plunger and spring within said barrel, a shoulder adjacent one end of said barrel, and a resilient rod connected to said plunger for retracting the .same to compress said spring, said rod having a portion engageable with said shoulder plunger for cocking said spring, said rod having a portion adapted to ride over the'face of said flange to flexsaid rod during cooking of said springandto hook over the edge of said flange when said spring-is cocked for holding said spring in cocked posit-ion. i 3. In an air gun, a barrel, a springyand plunger within said barrel, a resilient rod secured to said plunger, said rod having a hooked end, a trigger housing having a struck out portion forming a shoulder over which said hooked end ofsaid rod is adapted to hook when the plunger is retracted, and a cam face on .said struck out portion for flexing'said rod during the retracting ofisaid plunger. g j 7 4. 111 anair gun, a barrel, a stock pivoted to said barrel, a spring andplungerwithin said barrel and "means for moving said plunger to cocked position, said means including a rod secured'to'said plunger, -said rod having a hooked end and'a loop secured to said stock and receiving the hooked end of said rod,"said'loop havinganof'fset portion engageable in an opening in said barrel for holding said stock in juxtaposition to said barrel.

-5. In an a r gun, a barrel, a trigger, a

spring and plunger within said barrel, a resilient member for retracting said plunger to cook said spring, and means for flexing said resilient member out of its normal position during cockingof said spring, said resilient member having a portion engaging said barrel to resist said flexing.

. 6. In an air gun, a barrel, aplunger and spring within said barrel, means forming a shoulder adjacent one end 'of'said barrel, anda resilient rod connected togsaid. plunger for retracting the same to compress said spring said rod having a hooked endengageable with said shoulder and having an offset portion intermediate its ends engageable with said barrel for yieldably urging said hooked s end into engagement with said shoulder.

7. In an air gun, a barrel, alstock pivoted p to said barrel, a spring and plunger within said barrel, and means for moving said plunger to cocked position, said meansineluding a rod secured to said plunger, and a m member secured to said stock and engaging said rod, said member having an ofiset portion engaging a portion of'said barrel for holding said stockin juxtaposition to said barrel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

- ERNEST S. ROE.

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